One-line user stories, like "As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe when this is the only statement in a user story. Why?...
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User Story Statements
"As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe at these kind of user stories. This one is over the top, but I see user stories...
Appetites
I'm reading about Shape Up. The agile methodology of Basecamp. They have a unique way of thinking about estimates. They call it Appetite. A...
Expert multiplier
A great developer can be 10 times as productive. In creative professions, that difference between the average joe and an expert can be huge. They...
Don’t do estimates
I hear some people on social media saying: 'Estimates are useless. Don't do it!' Claiming you can't predict the future. That there are too many...
Value/Effort Matrix
After trying out different methods of prioritizing, I really like the Value/Effort Matrix. With minimum effort, it will give you the priority of...
Extreme Automation
I see some people take automation to the extreme. I am one of those people. I'm so into automating business processes. Heck I even named my company...
Going overboard with Build Servers.
Build servers build: they compile, test code, and create artifacts. Why are we then making them do much more than that? Looking at builds in the...
Doing commits on the Build Server?
Are you doing commits on the build server? When doing ALM on the Power Platform / Dynamics 365, I often see builds doing commits on the Build...
Call Center culture 2
We created a call center culture. I cringe every time when I need to make a ticket on a portal. So, you outsourced the creating of tickets in your...
Call Center culture
We created a Call Center culture. Customers are surprised when the owner picks up. I'm there for you, that's why you pay me 😉!
Refactoring is not a Backlog Item
Refactoring is not a Backlog Item. Occasionally I see refactoring items on the backlog. This is very strange to me because it means you are...
T-shirt estimation
Don't estimate unless you do it on a high level. Use it for a roadmap. Use it as for relative size, not as time. I don't use the Fibonacci sequence...
Don’t use GitHub Copilot
"We don't allow GitHub Copilot because it collects data" I hear some employers say this. I understand their concerns. But your competitors are going...
GitHub Copilot is a tool for experts
GitHub Copilot is the most useful in the hands of experts. For getting the most out of AI, you need to be an expert in your domain. You need to know...
Using GitHub Copilot for 4 months
I used GitHub Copilot for 4 months. My 5 Key Takeaways. What is GitHub Copilot? Your AI pair programmer! It's an extension in your favorite code...
What can you do to make C# greener?
Since C# 10 (.NET 6.0) arrived my code looks much cleaner. Less code is less waste, which is good for the environment! C# 10 achieved this with...
LINQPad for writing C# snippets
Sometimes I want to write a small C# snippet to test or check an idea. But it is too much effort to start up Visual Studio (Code) or Rider and...
Stay away from 1h meetings
Schedule a 1-hour meeting, just to be sure, and somehow people will use the full hour. People deviate from the original topics of interest and there...
Flip shorting meetings
Shorten your meeting to prepare for the next one? Does this really work? I doubt it in the way we are using it now. There is a trend going on to...
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Automator
I help businesses automate and integratie Dynamics 365 and Power Apps.